Montevideo vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$553	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$2647
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	48	96
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.76M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 0.8% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4065th and 4098th ($1346 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Uruguay and Japan, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 1043rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Yokohama

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	Montevideo	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$13410

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109